Saint Leo Claims First-Ever Mayors’ Cup

May 23, 2013

WINTER PARK, Fla. – The Saint Leo
University Department of Athletics claimed its first-ever Sunshine
State Conference Mayors’ Cup when the final results were
released by the SSC in an announcement on Thursday morning.
Winners of the men’s division of the gender-based award, the
Lions share the top spot with Florida Southern, while Tampa claimed
the title on the women’s side.

Considered a Conference Championship for an entire Athletics
Department, the SSC Mayors’ Cup is awarded to the
top-performing men’s and women’s programs in all
SSC-sponsored sports in an academic year.

In the women's division, points are awarded based on final
conference standing in cross country, volleyball, soccer,
basketball, swimming, golf, tennis, rowing, and softball. In the
men's division, points are awarded for final standing in cross
country, soccer, basketball, swimming, golf, tennis, and baseball.
In each category, points awarded depend on the number of conference
schools that sponsor the particular sport. In both divisions,
points in soccer, basketball, and tennis are awarded based on
regular-season finish.

In the men's standings, Saint Leo tied Florida Southern atop the
ranks with 32.5 points each. Nova Southeastern placed third with 30
points. Lynn and Tampa tied for fourth with 28.5 points. Barry was
sixth with 27.5 points, while Florida Tech was seventh with 26.
Rollins (25.5) and Eckerd (19) rounded out the men's standings.

For Saint Leo, the 2012-13 men's division crown marks the
program's first Mayors' Cup of any kind.

The award marks FSC's second straight men's division Mayors'
Cup, as it shared the award with Florida Tech a year ago.

The two schools shared the SSC regular-season title in men's
basketball. Florida Southern was also the SSC champion in men's
swimming and took second place at the SSC Cross Country
Championship. Saint Leo's tally was also bolstered by a runner-up
finish in baseball.

Southern also registered a fourth-place showing in men's golf,
fifth place in tennis, seventh in baseball, and ninth in
soccer.

Saint Leo picked up points for a third-place finish in men's
tennis, fourth in swimming, fifth in soccer and cross country, and
ninth in golf.

First presented following the 1986-87 academic year, the award
was traditionally been sponsored by the mayors of the nine
communities in which SSC member institutions are located.